S.J. GUNASEGARAM

B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Lond.)

S E L E C T E D W R I T I N G S

1985

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CONTENTS

A Biographical Introduction by Dr. James T. Rutnam	v
Acknowledgements
1. Tamil Cultural Influences in South-East Asia	27
2. The Vijayan Legend and the Aryan Myth	37
Map
3. Manimekalai	75
4. Elara (Elalan) and the Chronicles of Ceylon	83
5. Tamil Kings in Early Ceylon	90
6. Taprobane	96
7. Taprobane and Egypt	103
8. ‘Moors' – ‘Chonakar'	105
9. The Moors of Ceylon	110
10. The Malays	117
11. Trincomalee (The Holy Hill of Siva)	122
12. The God of Adam's Peak	130
13. Dondra (Tennavan-Thurai)	135
14. Kalutara – The Boundary City of Ruhuna Velapura – City of Muruga	140
15. Description of the Kandy Perahera	142
16. The Historicity of Agathiar	152